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In [[Japanese culture]], the '''JK business''' is the practice of [[Enjo kōsai|compensated dating]] with adolescent girls.<ref name=vice>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcIGBKXMOE|title=Schoolgirls for Sale in Japan|date=20 July 2015|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> The abbreviation JK stands for {{lang|ja|女子高生}} ({{transl|en|Hepburn|''joshi kōsei''}}), a female high school student. Typical scenario of a JK encounter: a girl gives out leaflets inviting for a JK{{lang|ja|お散歩}} ({{transl|en|Hepburn|''jēkē osanpo''}}) or in English a JK walk or a walking date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/104743.php|title=Osaka JK parlors passing prostitution to professionals|publisher=newsonjapan.com|access-date=2015-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054238/http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/104743.php|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=vice2>{{cite web|url=https://news.vice.com/article/in-japan-teenage-girls-folding-paper-cranes-has-taken-on-a-very-different-meaning|title=In Japan, Teenage Girls Folding Paper Cranes Has Taken on a Whole New Meaning|work=VICE News}}</ref> Earlier the offered service was known as a "refresh business". When police began investigations into the practice of "JK"; the "sanpo business" arose. This is when a girl is paid for social activities such as walking and talking, and is also sometimes referred to as "fortune telling".<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/11/national/media-national/debt-idols-send-wrong-message-girls "In-debt idols send wrong message to girls"], ''[[Japan Times]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=１７歳「怖いけど、給料いい」 ＪＫお散歩、記者がルポ：朝日新聞デジタル | trans-title= "17 years old 'I am afraid, but my salary is good' JK walk" |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/TKY201310020130.html |website=www.asahi.com |accessdate=24 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311074856/https://www.asahi.com/articles/TKY201310020130.html |archivedate=11 March 2015 |date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Another activity is [[reflexology]] ("rifure").<ref name="JTtroubled">{{cite news|last1=Osaki|first1=Tomohiro|title=Notorious 'JK' business exploits troubled high school girls for sex|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/04/national/social-issues/notorious-jk-business-exploits-troubled-high-school-girls-sex/|accessdate=28 October 2016|work=The Japan Times|date=4 November 2014}}</ref> Many of the girls work in [[Akihabara]] in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/tokyo-police-take-13-underage-girls-into-custody-for-jk-walking|title=Tokyo police take 13 underage girls into custody for 'JK walking' ' Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion|work=japantoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Young women in danger / High school girls tricked into 'JK business' |url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003230139 |website=The Japan News |accessdate=24 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007182155/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003230139 |archivedate=7 October 2016 |date=3 October 2016}}</ref>
In [[Japanese culture]], the '''JK business''' is the practice of [[Enjo kōsai|compensated dating]] with adolescent girls.<ref name=vice>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcIGBKXMOE|title=Schoolgirls for Sale in Japan|date=20 July 2015|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> The abbreviation JK stands for {{lang|ja|女子高生}} ({{transl|en|Hepburn|''joshi kōsei''}}, [[:ja:女子高生]]), a female [[high school]] student. Typical scenario of a JK encounter: a girl gives out leaflets inviting for a {{lang|ja|JKお散歩}} ({{transl|en|Hepburn|''jēkē o-sanpo''}}, “a JK walk” or “a walking date”).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/104743.php|title=Osaka JK parlors passing prostitution to professionals|publisher=newsonjapan.com|access-date=2015-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054238/http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/104743.php|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=vice2>{{cite web|url=https://news.vice.com/article/in-japan-teenage-girls-folding-paper-cranes-has-taken-on-a-very-different-meaning|title=In Japan, Teenage Girls Folding Paper Cranes Has Taken on a Whole New Meaning|work=VICE News}}</ref> Earlier the offered service was known as a "refresh business". When police began investigations into the practice of "JK"; the "sanpo business" arose. This is when a girl is paid for social activities such as walking and talking, and is also sometimes referred to as "fortune telling".<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/11/national/media-national/debt-idols-send-wrong-message-girls "In-debt idols send wrong message to girls"], ''[[Japan Times]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=１７歳「怖いけど、給料いい」 ＪＫお散歩、記者がルポ：朝日新聞デジタル | trans-title= "17 years old 'I am afraid, but my salary is good' JK walk" |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/TKY201310020130.html |website=www.asahi.com |accessdate=24 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311074856/https://www.asahi.com/articles/TKY201310020130.html |archivedate=11 March 2015 |date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Another activity is [[reflexology]] ({{lang-ja|リフレ}}, {{transl|en|Hepburn|''rifure''}}, [[:ja:リフレ]]).<ref name="JTtroubled">{{cite news|last1=Osaki|first1=Tomohiro|title=Notorious 'JK' business exploits troubled high school girls for sex|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/04/national/social-issues/notorious-jk-business-exploits-troubled-high-school-girls-sex/|accessdate=28 October 2016|work=The Japan Times|date=4 November 2014}}</ref> Many of the girls work in [[Akihabara]] in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/tokyo-police-take-13-underage-girls-into-custody-for-jk-walking|title=Tokyo police take 13 underage girls into custody for 'JK walking' ' Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion|work=japantoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Young women in danger / High school girls tricked into 'JK business' |url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003230139 |website=The Japan News |accessdate=24 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007182155/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003230139 |archivedate=7 October 2016 |date=3 October 2016}}</ref>


The [[U.S. State Department]] reported in 2017 that the [[Government of Japan]] "does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of [[Human trafficking|trafficking]]", and "continues to facilitate the prostitution of Japanese children".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/21/national/crime-legal/japans-high-school-walking-listed-as-new-human-trafficking-trend/|title=Japan's 'high school walking' listed as new human trafficking trend |work=The Japan Times}}</ref> Japan was briefly upgraded to '[[Trafficking_in_Persons_Report#Ranking_system|Tier 1]]' status in the 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> and 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> reports, but was downgraded again to '[[Trafficking_in_Persons_Report#Ranking_system|Tier 2]]' status in the 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> and 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> reports.
The [[U.S. State Department]] reported in 2017 that the [[Government of Japan]] "does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of [[Human trafficking|trafficking]]", and "continues to facilitate the prostitution of Japanese children".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/21/national/crime-legal/japans-high-school-walking-listed-as-new-human-trafficking-trend/|title=Japan's 'high school walking' listed as new human trafficking trend |work=The Japan Times}}</ref> Japan was briefly upgraded to '[[Trafficking_in_Persons_Report#Ranking_system|Tier 1]]' status in the 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> and 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> reports, but was downgraded again to '[[Trafficking_in_Persons_Report#Ranking_system|Tier 2]]' status in the 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> and 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/japan/ |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=16 December 2021}}</ref> reports.

Revision as of 11:36, 25 May 2023

In Japanese culture, the JK business is the practice of compensated dating with adolescent girls.[1] The abbreviation JK stands for 女子高生 (joshi kōsei, ja:女子高生), a female high school student. Typical scenario of a JK encounter: a girl gives out leaflets inviting for a JKお散歩 (jēkē o-sanpo, “a JK walk” or “a walking date”).[2][3] Earlier the offered service was known as a "refresh business". When police began investigations into the practice of "JK"; the "sanpo business" arose. This is when a girl is paid for social activities such as walking and talking, and is also sometimes referred to as "fortune telling".[4][5] Another activity is reflexology (Japanese: リフレ, rifure, ja:リフレ).[6] Many of the girls work in Akihabara in Tokyo.[7][8]

The U.S. State Department reported in 2017 that the Government of Japan "does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking", and "continues to facilitate the prostitution of Japanese children".[9] Japan was briefly upgraded to 'Tier 1' status in the 2018[10] and 2019[11] reports, but was downgraded again to 'Tier 2' status in the 2020[12] and 2021[13] reports.

Yumeno Nito, a strong critic of government inaction on the problem, has formed a charity to assist girls in Tokyo.[14][15][16] Cultural anthropologists have described Japan as having a shame culture, creating a barrier for teenage runaways to be reunited with their families, making them vulnerable to recruiting into the underage sex industry.[3][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Schoolgirls for Sale in Japan. YouTube. 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Osaka JK parlors passing prostitution to professionals". newsonjapan.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  3. ^ a b "In Japan, Teenage Girls Folding Paper Cranes Has Taken on a Whole New Meaning". VICE News.
  4. ^ "In-debt idols send wrong message to girls", Japan Times
  5. ^ "１７歳「怖いけど、給料いい」 ＪＫお散歩、記者がルポ：朝日新聞デジタル" ["17 years old 'I am afraid, but my salary is good' JK walk"]. www.asahi.com. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ Osaki, Tomohiro (4 November 2014). "Notorious 'JK' business exploits troubled high school girls for sex". The Japan Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Tokyo police take 13 underage girls into custody for 'JK walking' ' Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion". japantoday.com.
  8. ^ "Young women in danger / High school girls tricked into 'JK business'". The Japan News. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Japan's 'high school walking' listed as new human trafficking trend". The Japan Times.
  10. ^ "Japan 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Japan 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Japan 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Japan 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Activist slams indifference to sexual exploitation of girls in 'JK' industry". The Japan Times. 22 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Former high school 'refugee' supports troubled teens in Shibuya". AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25.
  16. ^ "INTERVIEW/ Yumeno Nito: Havens needed for schoolgirls in sleazy 'JK' business". AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23.
  17. ^ "First bill targeting JK industry headed for Tokyo assembly". The Japan Times. 2017-02-16. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  18. ^ "Sexual Exploitation of Young Girls in Japan 'On the Rise'". Time. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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